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🌱 Le Mars approves $5 million for park improvements

Le Mars, Iowa Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hey there, Le Mars! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Le Mars approves $5 million for park improvements
  • Plymouth County premium gas prices topped Iowa’s average in late October

Also on today's calendar: City of Le Mars Public Open House and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunshine; breezy, cooler, with a high of 57 and low of 28 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 42, low: 24.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 41 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Le Mars LOSST bonds information (nwestiowa.com) — Le Mars has approved $5 million in bonds for park improvements, including O’Toole Park’s splash pad and Municipal Park’s banquet hall expansion, parking and courts. Repayment will come solely from local option sales taxes. Officials expect the O’Toole Park project to finish sometime in April, with concrete work already underway.
   

• Premium gas at $5.06 per gallon in Plymouth County in week ending Oct. 31 (siouxcitytimes.com) — Premium gasoline averaged $5.21 a gallon in Plymouth County during the week ending Oct. 31, compared with Iowa’s $5.03 average, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy. The county’s lowest reported price was $5.06. The figures reflect cash purchases and limited reporting, with premium prices available from four stations.
   

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Ok Le Mars! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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